‘My Life Is Murder’ Recap: ‘En Pointe’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

Lucy Lawless as Alexa Crowe in Episode 405 of ‘My Life Is Murder’ – ‘En Pointe’. (Photo Courtesy of Acorn TV.)

Caution: This article contains spoilers for Episode 405 of ‘My Life Is Murder’. To revisit the previous episode, click here.
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One particularly difficult task that all parents must take part in, is ensuring that their children are treated equally. For one cannot be better than the other in a parent’s eyes. Otherwise, issues come into play. Because favoritism and forgetting about the other child or children, can damage a psyche and truly shatter the self-worth of a growing mind, and for the most part, parents hold to this edict. For they understand the damage it can do and don’t want to cause their children harm… but alas… this is no easy task. Because sometimes, there are moments where one child does indeed curry favor, and sometimes… parents care not about balance.

They just let loose, offer all their love to one and let the others fend for themselves emotionally and that can lead to disaster internally and externally. For if the child in question can no longer handle the pain of being forgotten, they may go to extremes, as evidenced by the next episode of My Life Is Murder on Acorn TV. For ‘En Pointe’ saw that truth come to light, in quite the wild way. For this particular tale saw Alexa and her team investigate the death of a ballerina, named Isabel. Who died under wild circumstances involving a bow and arrow and well… everyone’s first thought was that she was so good that this was a matter of revenge. One brought forth by other dancers.

So of course, the competition was investigated, only for everyone to learn… they did nothing. Sure, they acted weird, but they were simply trying to keep a low profile, because they were in the process of leaving the dance academy in question and wanted no excess attention. Because no one liked the instructor, and no one wanted her to retaliate. Which meant… it was time to turn attention her way. To see if the top boss decided to kill Isabel… for one very big, very important reason. For Isabel, was a big-time cash cow for the academy. Courtesy of her very rich family, whom it seemed was no longer keen on donating money to the academy. Which was a perfect reason to commit murder, but that suspect simply didn’t add up.

No instead, Alexa and Madison chased the money and began to discover some fascinating facts about the family in question. In that, Isabel had power of attorney in her family, since her father had mental acuity issues, so in essence… she was her own donation train and oddly, money was moving around in a funny manner after her passing. Which led Alexa to ponder upon the very real possibility that this was a case of sibling rivalry, and it turned out… it was. For Caitlin, Isabel’s sister… hated the fact that Isabel was the favored child in this family, and able to do whatever she wanted with money. A hate that was compounded by the fact that she bought her way into a big ballet audition when she stunk as a dancer and well… that prompted Caitlin to learn how to handle a bow and arrow… to end this sibling rivalry once and for all.

All of which spoke deeply… to how favoritism can break a child. Granted, in most cases, it won’t drive a sibling to foul play. But it will do a lot of what we saw here. It will create jealousy, it will damage ego and self-worth and above all, it will deeply hurt a child and leave them listless. To the point where they will clap back to find worth and have value. Which is why all parents should strive for equality and kindness with their kids, so they all have a fighting chance, and all of that was wonderfully expressed, through this incredible episode. One that once again offered up a different kind of case for Alexa to solve and was filled with the magnificent misdirection this show is known for, and it will be fascinating to see what other wild cases lie ahead as season four of this magnificent show continues along. Until next time.

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